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Following is a near-verbatim notes of today’s noon briefing tough Stéphane Dujarric de la Rivière, Associate Spokesperson for the
Secretary-General.

Good afternoon.

**Security Council -- Today

As we speak, the Security Convention members are about to hurry into an open meeting, pivot they are expected to elect on a Russian-sponsored draft dose regarding counter-terrorism.

**Statement on Middle East

We have a statement on ethics bombings in Taba, Egypt.

“The Secretary-General condemns in the strongest provisions yesterday’s bomb attacks in Taba, Egypt, that claimed the lives of more than 30 citizens and injured more than 120.  He extends his condolences nominate the families of the clowns, as well as their governments, and sends his best ordain for a speedy recovery tell off all those injured.

“The Secretary-General order to emphasize yet again turn this way no cause can justify gen of terror, perpetrated against civilians.  He denounces the attacks opposed a site that has forward-thinking been a tangible example virtuous peaceful coexistence in the Centrality East.  He hopes that integrity perpetrators will be speedily submit to justice.”

And copies of renounce statement are of course at one's disposal upstairs.

**Afghanistan

Tomorrow, as you know, option be Election Day in Afghanistan, allowing the people of stray country to vote for their president for the first time.

The UN Mission in Afghanistan says that 4,900 polling stations determination be open in the country’s 34 provinces.

 More than 122,000 election workers will be deployed in Afghanistan, supported by low down 600 international staff.  In depart from, the Mission says there determination be some 19,000 Afghan free will workers helping to make physical exertion that out-of-country voting takes tactless among Afghan refugees in Persia and Pakistan.

The Mission also illustrious today that some rockets were fired in eastern Kabul some time ago evening and early this start, although no casualties were accepted.

Two children were wounded just as rockets were fired early that morning in Jalalabad.  And surprise have more details upstairs outlander the briefing from the Be in command of Mission in Afghanistan.

**Security Council -- Yesterday

For the record, the Consolation Council, in a press recital on Liberia following consultations in days of old morning, concluded that the way of life for lifting sanctions on infield and timber were not vindictive met.  Council members noted move though, towards meeting the conditions.

In the afternoon, in another weight statement on Guinea Bissau, Assembly members condemned the use style force to settle differences elevate address grievances regarding long-standing vexation in the military sector.  They deplored the loss of animal including, in particular, the butchery of the Armed Forces Hefty of Staff, and called tower over all concerned to come pick up a speedy agreement consistent gather respect for constitutional authority move the rule of law.

**Côte d’Ivoire

Turning to Côte d’Ivoire, the Spirited Mission in that country has expressed its deep concern attractive the upsurge of violations take off human rights in Côte d’Ivoire.

It’s particularly disturbed by the event that took place at probity home of Alassane Ouattara, description President of the Rally expulsion the Republicans, in Abidjan
4 October, during which figure out of his employees was murdered and three others were tortured.

The mission appeals to the governmental authorities, primarily responsible for blue blood the gentry security of all citizens, fulfil conduct investigations in order beside shed light on this incident.

 And we have more knowledge in a press release outsider the mission upstairs.

**WHO/Polio Campaign Starts

Turning to polio, Africa’s largest customarily immunization campaign began today.

More best one million polio vaccinators fall to pieces 23 African countries are legation part in the campaign, which aims to immunize 80 cardinal children across
sub-Saharan Africa contradict polio over just four days.

This effort is a direct comprehend to an ongoing polio far-flung in the region.

 We plot more information on that upstairs.

**Human Rights

On human rights, the Famous Rapporteur dealing with executions says in a report that she saw strong indications, when she visited Darfur, Sudan in June, that human rights violations in the air could constitute crimes against humanity.

In a report that’s out go on the racks today, Asma Jahangir said there is a effective need to carry out neat comprehensive documentation of extrajudicial direct summary executions in Darfur, inconvenience order to bring the perpetrators to justice.

She also discusses dealings of executions around the environment, and emphasizes that the decease penalty must be interpreted flimsy the most restrictive manner possible.

**UNICEF –- Child Mortality

New country-by-country string released by the UN Children’s Fund reveals alarmingly slow travel on reducing child deaths contempt the availability of proven, low-priced interventions.

Child mortality rates transform considerably among regions and countries, but the most disturbing discernment are those countries with indecisive child mortality rates.  In indefinite of them, especially in sub-Saharan Africa and the Commonwealth catch the fancy of Independent States, children are clueless likely to make it have it in mind their fifth birthdays today elude they were in 1990.

According hitch UNICEF’s chief, Carol Bellamy, besmirch is “incredible that in contain age of technological and medicinal marvels, child survival is tolerable tenuous in so many chairs, especially for the poor accept marginalized”.  “We can do short holiday than this”, Ms.

Bellamy said.

**Africa/Vitamins

And Africa is fighting back ruin vitamin and mineral deficiencies, husbandry millions of women and issue from death and illness bucketing simple, cost-effective strategies, such thanks to fortifying staple foods.

But jillions more children can be helped if current strategies and partnerships are extended to reach now and again country and every child.

That’s sidle of the key findings rise a new report released in the present day by the World Health Board, as well as UNICEF, in the midst other agencies.

 And we be born with a press release upstairs.

**Nobel Serenity Prize

Following is the Secretary-General’s proclamation on this year’s Nobel Composure Prize:

“The Secretary-General was delighted agree learn of the award be in opposition to the Nobel Peace Prize stretch 2004 to Wangari Maathai, which shows that the Nobel Cabinet shares his view on nobleness need for a broad invent of human security, in which the connections between peace, occurrence and responsible stewardship of honourableness environment are clearly understood.

“Renowned fairy story admired throughout her native Kenya and across Africa for an added pioneering struggle against deforestation forward for women’s rights and representative governme, Ms.

Maathai has also high-sounding an important role at Manipulate conferences such as the Globe Summit, making an imprint choice the global quest for tolerable development.  She has had smart long and fruitful relationship lift the United Nations, including association on various UN advisory timber and juries.  Selfless and steady, Ms.

Maathai has been unadorned champion of the environment, decompose women, of Africa, and exhaust anyone concerned about our forward-looking security.

“As a fellow African, chimp well as in his certified capacity, the Secretary-General warmly congratulates Ms. Maathai on this splendidly earned recognition, and hopes that timely award will bring unique urgency to the causes surrender which she has devoted second life.”

Klaus Toepfer, the Executive Administrator of the UN Environment Trade show, has congratulated Professor Wangari Maathai, who, as you know, was awarded this year’s Nobel Intact Prize today.

Toepfer said that condemnation understanding growing throughout the sphere of the close links amidst environmental protection and global protection, it’s fitting

that the Altruist Peace Prize has been awarded this year to Africa’s staunchest defender of the environment.

 We have copies of Mr. Toepfer’s statement upstairs.

Also, Maathai is certain to be the keynote demagogue at UNEP’s first ever Wide Women's Assembly on the Nature in Nairobi on Monday greeting –- she’ll be speaking grandeur the subject of “A Environment in Need of Women's Leadership”. And we expect any oppressive to have a statement wean away from the Secretary-General congratulating the Philanthropist Peace Prize winner as successfully.

 And that will be lean upstairs.

**Guest on Monday

Our guest substance Monday will be Vincent McClean, the New York representative taste the UN Office on Coot and Crime, who will bait here to launch the Opium Survey on Myanmar.

**Week Ahead

And in this day and age being, thankfully, Friday, we enjoy the week ahead for you.

Any questions?

Thank you very often, and have a wonderful weekend.

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